Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9903, Daniel Fuller, Mass. N.H.

(3-1770)
SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass N 96
Fuller Daniel
S 9913
Carded
CONTENTS

New York
Daniel Fuller of Franklin in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Steele of the Regt commanded by ... in the * Massachus* line for 6 months. N.Y. Mass. Jany 16/05  Second commencing
Inscribed on the Roll of New York, at the rate of 10 Dollars ... Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Septem r 1831 sent to Mrs. B. Spencer Esq r Fort Washington Frank Co. N. York.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1831, $200.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 11 Sept r . 11.00
$211.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Theodore L. Moody Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 23

Daniel Fuller V.B.
Ref. to his office at the State of the proof for 1834 Feb. 19 34
adm. 6 mo. per 20.
Jas B Spencer J. Wallace Esq. Fort-Covington Franklin Co. New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Daniel Fuller N.Y.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1814 2 2 — Private Genl. Washington Disch. from   1815 1 0 00 Private Genl. Washington   1815 6 3 14 Private Genl. Washington  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
+ J. L. Edwards

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store-keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
In application to be referred to the office of the Secretary of the War Dept. for proof of his service in the Revolutionary War. The applicant is required to produce the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, he will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [e] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
not. then friends, as chief agents

Alvin Mearns Certificate

Three Man deposition of Certificate Sept. 5th 1837

I this Man of Lawful age being duly sworn do testify and say that on the sixth day of September 1839 a man by the name of Francis Thurber called on me and enquired for a man by the name of Fuller of Westville and said he believed he was acquainted with him at West point as a soldier in the Revolutionary War I went to Daniel Fuller of Westville with him (which I believe was the first time they had seen each other since they left the service) and from their conversation I have no doubt but that they were both in service at West point at the time Arnold sold that fortress to the British that Fuller had two brothers in the same company with Thurber which both died in the service and that they regarded each other as soldiers Fuller in the Militia Thurber in the Continental line
sworn to before me this
5th day of September 1839
Henry J. Burton Justice of the Peace
True Man
I hereby certify that I have lived in the same town with Fuller Daniel Fuller for the most part of the time for thirty years and well acquainted with him that he supports a good character for truth and veracity is of good moral character and his conduct in all his business is good and necessary
Westville Oct October
5th 1939
True Man

26. 2/9/91
Samuel Fuller - affliction for a prison -
on Roll. Spalding - Nichol, 3 mo 16 d
McCallan -

State of New York Franklin County ss On this thirtieth day of April 1833 personally appeared in open court, before the William Boogaan first Esquire Judge of the first Court of Common Pleas sitting at the Court house in the town of Malone in & for the County of Franklin, being a court of record, Daniel Fuller a resident of the town of Fort Covington in the County of Frank- lin in the State of New York aged seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law 1st. page 3 doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832
I was born in the town of Lynn in the State of Massachusetts in the year 1761 that I have no record of my age, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein named, that while a resident of the town of Lynn, he enlisted under Captain Poole (who was a town Captain for the purpose of drafting & enlisting soldiers) for three months & when he was about fifteen  seventeen years of age, that soon after he entered he joined a Company under the command of Lieutenant John Cox & marched as he believes in the month of September 1778 for Rhode Island, & crossed over the water to a fortified Island where we expected to find some person to take charge of the Company, but there was no Captain provided for us, & we remained under the command of Lieutenant Cox until we were discharged, that while stationed on the Island I was constantly on duty as guard & building fortifi- cations, that while we were engaged throwing up breast- works towards the lower end of the Island & near that part occupied by the British Troops General Sullivan rode along by us & said Boys you may

quit that business, & that the next day was the battle which lasted pretty much all day, that I was engaged as a boatman in carrying property & soldiers whom the night before & the night following was the Battle, that our army retreated across to a place called River town where we remained until I was discharged. That I then received a written discharge, my term of service having expired, but I have long since lost it, or it was destroyed I cannot tell which, That Generals Sullivan & Greene commanded the army at that place.
2nd page
That while I was there the French Fleet under the command of Count De Estang was blown off in a severe storm. That after he was discharged he returned home to the town of Lynn, that I was sick & in the hospital three days while we lay at River town.
That in the summer of 1777 this deponent served as a substitute for his Uncle Adair Harkness who had enlisted for three months. That his Uncle went to Boston & stayed but a few days when he was taken sick & was brought home, that when he this deponent went as a substitute for his Uncle he resided in the town of Lynn, that he went to Boston cannot remember the Captains name, thinks that the Lieutenants name was Brown,
That while he was in Boston his duty was principally guarding military stores, & guard ships on which was confined prisoners. That during this time of service there was no fighting in the vicinity of Boston, that Burgoyne's army

sign of regicide & ships buying in part the Bathers & ships buying in part
and in the evening the houses were illuminated and at the expiration of the three months he was discharged but received no written discharge but then returned home to Lynn
3. d. Do He further states that while a resident of the town of Lynn, & he thinks in the fall of 1868 according to the last of his enlistment, he enlisted for the term of three months, under Captain Samuel Spalding that he went immediately to Bunker Hill near Boston that he remained at Bunker Hill about two months under the immediate command of Lieutenant John Hettie the Captain Spalding was with us only occasionally, that our business was guarding some British prisoners & rebels, & carrying wood from the ship landing to the barracks on our shoulders, & provisions from the south part of Boston supplying the ferry for our use & that of the prisoners, that there was but one or two companies stationed there, that about one month before his term of service time expired he with about eleven more were sent to a place called Seaville point to guard the barracks & fort at the place where we had little to do except stand our time on guard under a sergeant I think by the name of Borman, at this place I remained until the Captain sent word by the sergeant that my time was out, I received no written discharge
I was paraded muster time during this term of enlistment once soon after I arrived at Bunker Hill by Muster Master Major Brown the second time by the same officer in Cambridge
He further says that in the summer of 1779 he with his father & family moved from the town of Lyndon to the town of Temple in the state of New Hampshire.

He further states that in the month of June or July 1880 a man by the name of Abraham Sheldon was drafted for three months to go on a tour to West Point in the State of New York that after the said Sheldon had been gone a day or two he returned & agreed with me to go as a substitute for him; he further says that he left home inmediately & went as far as the town of Winchester where he fell in with some soldiers who were on their way to West Point where we were mustered, & received some money to buy provision did not draw any returns till he got to West Point, on our way we were overtaken by our Captain Spaulding & then kept along with us till we arrived at West Point
That on our arrival at West Point General Arnold who had the command at that place, was at the house of our Robinson in company with other officers, General Putnam was there a short time he further states that after they had built small huts of bushes & other things the soldiers were employed in carrying stone from the hills to repair the fort, that he was there at the time that General Arnold left West Point & that he saw General Washington when he arrived at that place soon after Arnold left And also saw Major Andre when under arrest guard. That he remained at this place until he was duly discharged, but received no written discharge Colonel Nichols commanded the Regiment to which I belonged
He lived in the town of Templeton for twelve years he removed from Templeton to Springfield in Vermont where he lived one year from there to Rutland Vermont where he stayed one year

He lived in the town of Temple ten or twelve years & moved from thence to the town of Harnack in the State of New Hampshire where he resided about twelve years, he removed from thence to New Andover in the State of Vermont where he resided about seven years from thence he went to Shrewsbury in the state of Vermont & remained there one year, he lived in the town of Rutland one year, & removed from Rutland in the year 1811 to the town of Fort Covington in the State of New York where he has resided to the present time
5th page
He further states that he now resides about three hundred miles from his native place, that he has had no correspondence with his friends for thirty years, & that he has no documentary and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service
He further states that he is acquainted with Israel Fairchild & Ebenezer Mear who reside in the neighborhood with me & who can testify as to my character for veracity, and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Daniel Fuller
We Isaac Fairchild and Ebenezer & Mear residents of the town of Fort Covington in the County of Franklin State of New York do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Fuller who has subscribed

and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion and that there is no reason sworn, and subscribed the Chapman and who is 30 th day of April 1833 acquainted with the facts Before me as set forth in the foregoing Daniel S. Clark, clk. declaration & affidavit Isaac Fairchild Ebenezer Mann
The words "Exec Governor" & "Fourth Circuit" erased and the words "William Hogan" & "first" & "Court of Common Pleas" interlined on first page. The words "under captain" & "Service" interlined on 3rd page. The word "arrest" written on the margin on 4th page. & the word "guard" erased & four lines at the bottom of same page erased out. On 5th page the words "Service" & "his" interlined, all done, before signing — also on 1st page "Seventeen" interlined — And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department, that the above named appli- cant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states — And the Court further certify, that it appears to them, that Isaac Fairchild, and Ebenezer Mann who have sign- ed the preceding certificate are residents in the Towns of Fort. Boring- ton & Westville in said County of Franklin, and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit —
I John H. Russell Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Franklin do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Fuller for a pension —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this

this thirtieth day of April, AD 1833
John H. Russell Dep. Clerk
State of New York Franklin County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace of the town of Fort Covington in the County of Franklin & State of New York the above named Daniel Fuller who being duly sworn deponeth and says, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he can not swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the period mentioned below, and in the following periods. In the year 1778 for three months, I served as a private. In the year 1779 for two months and twenty days I served as a private. In the year 1780 for two months & twenty eight days as a private. and for such service I claim a pension
Subscribed & sworn to before me the 19 th day of December 1833 the words "and for such service I claim a pension" were added before signing. Jonathan Wallcutt Justice Peace
In the fall of 1778 & winter of 1779 for three months I served as a private and for such service I claim a pension Daniel Fuller
State of New York } I, John H. Russell Deputy Clerk of the Franklin County } County of Franklin Do hereby certify that Jonathan Wallcutt before whom the above affidavit of Daniel Fuller purports to have been made and whose name is subscribed to the above certificate of the taking of the same, was on the day of the date of the said certificate, a justice of the peace in and for the said County of Franklin, duly commissioned and sworn. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said justice and verily believe that the name "Jonathan Wallcutt" subscribed to the above certificate is the proper hand writing of the said justice and genuine -

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County the 23rd day of December A.D. 1833.
— John H. Russell Dep. Clerk.

Rechar.
9903 INVALID.
File No. 9903
David Fuller
Prin. Rev. nar
Act: June 9th 1882
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 134
[Arrangement of 1870.]

N. York
Daniel Fuller
let. to J. B. Spence 12. Apr. 1840
" " " 29 May '38
" " " 21. Sept 39.
J. Wallace. 23 Sept. '34
Hon: James B. Spencer March 7. 1841.
Act June 1832
Suspended
Set. 23 Sept 34
to J. Wallace
Set. Hon. J. B. Spencer
May 29 1838
Vols. do. Sep. 21. '39
11 act. 7. June '32

State of New York Franklin County
ss Nathan Huntson of the Town of Champlain in the County of Clin- ton in the State of New York aye sworn since be- ing duly sworn says that he was acquainted with Daniel Fuller the person applying for a pension in the years 1876 and 1877. This deponent was a piper in Captain Tilden's Company & Colonel Potts Re- giment went to Bunker Hill near Boston in the fall of 1876 and remained in the service at that place until the next summer & then left for New York This deponent further says that when he went to Bunker Hill in the fall of 1876 he then became ac- quainted with the said Daniel Fuller who was then a private in Captain Spaulding's Company (this de- ponent thinks the Captain's name was John) thinks he went to Bunker Hill & found the said Daniel Fuller in the month of November 1876 & this deponent thinks & believes that the said Fuller remained in the service at that place till the opening or first of the summer of 1877 There is no doubt that he served more than six months at that time that the said Captain Spaulding served under Major Brown, General Sullivan was then most of the time while deponent was stationed at Bunker Hill Further this deponent says not
Sworn to before me the 8th day of February 1841 Wallace Justin Dyer
Nathan Huntson

San Antonio Dec 1st 1841
Sir Yours enclosing a Pension Certificate for Daniel Follen seems to have by Mail on the 29th ult. - I have this day delivered it into the hand of the said Daniel Follen with great respect Your Obedient Servant
James W. Spencer.
Hon J. V. Edwards Com. Pensions -

Clinton County Court of Champlain State of New York
I Benjamin Hunsdon of the town of Champlain in the County of Clinton and State of New York being duly sworn Depaths and Saith that on or about the first of February last he then made an affidavit before Justice Wallace and in that affidavit he went to say that he was well acquainted with one Daniel Fuller and that he was knowing to his being in the Service in the Summer of 1777 that he saw the said Daniel Fuller on duty after that he thinks that it was at Brattle Hill or Winter Hill near Boston and this Deponent further saith that if he made any other statement than this it must have been a mistake that he entered the Service in 1776 and saw Fuller in Service in 1777 and don't recollect of seeing him at any other time than that he saw an Brattle Hill & Winter Hill thinks that he saw him for there or some weeks and now saw the said Fuller since and knows him to be the same person that served in 1777 and further saith that Subscribed & sworn before Benjamin Hunsdon on this 10th day of July 1841
Henry C Dickinson a judge of Clinton County Courts
State of New York County of Clinton ss I Smith Mead Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Henry C. Dickinson before whom the above Affidavit was taken & sworn was at the time of taking said Affidavit a Judge of Clinton County Courts and that his signature to the final of said Affidavit is genuine Witness my hand and seal of Office this 13th day of July 1841. Smith Mead Clerk

I the undersigned justice of the peace do hereby certify that when the within mentioned Hinton appeared before me last winter for the purpose of making an affidavit of the service of General Fuller in the Revolutionary war he handed me an affidavit of the facts he intended to attest to, which is still in my possession & I find on looking at it that the time of service stated in said affidavit was in 1777 & I think I believe from that circumstance & examining the affidavit of said Hinton which is on the other side of this sheet that it was my fault in writing the affidavit & that the error was not discovered by Hinton when it was read to him before swearing to it.
John Wallen J. P.

Fort Covington NY Septm 4th 1840
Rev J. L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions
Sir
At the request of Mr. Daniel Fuller I enclose his affidavit of services during the revolutionary war, since the enclose was taken the poor old man, by the help of his friends has made a journey to Vermont hoping to be able to procure from his brother, and another man in the same State, additional testimony in support of his services, but he was too late, he found his brother to be insane, and the other man to be dead, I have heretofore stated to you the good character of Mr. Fuller, and I again say, that I have known him since the early settlement of this country, for truth and veracity, and moral honesty no man can, or does stand fairer; Allow me sir to urge a review of his case, and should it be be admissible under the rules of admission which governs your decisions, I am quite sure you will place him on the pension list. I know the law was meant to embrace such cases; and if it cannot be be granted, it must be set down to the extreme poverty of the poor old soldier, that he has not had the means, to look up his evidence while the witnesses were in life —
With respect and esteem, I am Sir Your obedient Servant, James P. Spencer

West Kennington Feb 7 10 th 1841
Sir
In support of the application of David Fuller for a pension, I forward the enclosed affidavits of Francis Shumbe, and Reuben Huntson, these with the testimony now on file in the pension Office, will, I trust establish his services for at least nine months - there is not a doubt in the minds of the acquaintances of the Fuller, of his services as sworn to in his declaration, all believe him to be entitled to the bounty of government, and are desirous that his claim may be established, for he is now entirely dependent for his subsistence on the charity of a very few individuals - there is no County Clerks Certificate to the affidavits, Mr Wallace is the magistrate who has certified to the previous papers in Fullers case, I know him to be in office, and as the Clerks Office is at least 15 miles distance - I have ventured to forward the papers as they are, if you require the Clerks certical, please to send them to me, and I will

procure it — I shall be much pleased if the testimony now forwarded should be deemed sufficient to place Mr. Fuller on the pension roll — — with great respect and esteem
Your Obedient Servant —
James B. Jefferson
J. L. Edwards Esq. Our prisoners

J. L. Edwards

Fort Covington July 2nd., 1841.
Sir
I enclose a second affidavit of Reuben Huntson, in support of Daniel Fuller's claim for a pension, with the certificate of the Justice who took his first affidavit in the same case. I know Mr Wallace, and have examined the paper in his office referred to, and have no hesitation to believe, that a mistake was made by him as he says, and not by Huntson. Should you deem it necessary for Mr Wallace to make out a new certificate, and also to procure the certificate and seal of the County Clerk you will you will return the paper to me and I will procure the same to it — I do not consider it necessary, and I forward it for your consideration. I assured you will now find the evidence full, for at least six months service, for I assure you that no person here doubts his services, his case excites great sympathy, and as I have heretofore said, so I now say, that I hope you will be able to place him on the pension roll — the poor old patriot has but a short time to enjoy the bounty of his government, should he now be successful —
With great respect your obedient servant
James G. Spencer
Hon J. R. Edwards Com Pensions —

I Francis Thurber of the Town of Belmont in the County of Franklin and State of New York of lawful age being duly sworn do testify and say that I was at West Point at the time General Arnold sold the fort to the British saw Arnold when he departed from camp also saw Major Andrew when he was first into camp a prisoner I belonged to the Continental service under Captain Fry's Company and in Colonel Gilley Regiment I know a Man in the Schuylkill Militia in service by the name of Fuller at that time there who belonged to Captain Spalding's Company and Colonel Schuylkill Regiment I do not recollect his Christian name but from conversing with him I am satisfied that his name is Daniel Fuller who now lives in the Town of Westville in the County of Franklin and State of New York and that he is the same person who served in the Schuylkill Militia at that time and place. Francis Thurber
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd September 1939 Alice M c Guffey Justice of the Peace

Fort Covington NY
September 6th 1839
Sir
I have the honor to forward to you in support of the Claim, of Daniel Fuller for a pension, the Affidavits of Francis Thumber and Judge Mead, I called your attention to the case of Daniel Fuller, while I had the honor of a seat in the 25th Congress - your answer to me was that the proof was not suf- -ficient to establish his claim, I then stated to you, that I had not doubt of its justice though the proof might not be complete, and I now state without the possibility of a mis- -take that Daniel Fuller is a man of as much moral honesty as any man I ever knew I have been acquainted with him for about twenty eight Years and know that he has been con- -sidered during that acquaintance as one of the revolutionary soldiers, he is now 81-years old - he has a wife whose age is within five months of his own. both very feeble, poor & penniless, and are supported by a son in law who is not in the poss- -session of much wealth.

the poor old man suffered greatly with the cold through the last winter for the want of comfortable apparel; Now Sir allow me to request as a particular favor, that you apply the enclosed evidence to the case, do it personally, and bring the case, if pos- -sible within the rules of allowance, I know you will do it, and should it still fail, please to write to me what more is wanting to pass it, should it pass - you will please to send the certi- -ficate to me, and I will place it in hand of the poor old man, for I know it would gladden his heart, and smooth the remainder of his short road to the grave. I close by remarking that the certificate of Adolphus is entitled to full credit, and belief - he being one of our most respectable clergies. — James B. Spence
Hon J. L. Edwards Commission of Pensions

State of New York Franklin County
Es Francis Thurbur of the Town of Belmont in the County State upon said aged eighty three two years being duly sworn says that he first became acquainted with Daniel Tuller in the town of Temple in the State of New Hampshire, that this acquaintance was a pri- vate in the company of Captain Foye at West Point in the years 1777 & also a part of 1777-1778 & 1780 that he then knew the said Daniel Tuller in 1780 he was a private in Captain Spaulding's company and not recollect his Christian name, both was in the service of that the said Daniel Tuller served as a soldier at that place three months under said Spaulding — Nichols was the Colonel and not recollect his Christian name & further says not
Sworn to before me the day of February 8 th 1841
Wallace Justin Pierce
Francis Thurbur

True disposition of the people of the country. I have been thinking of the past few weeks, and how much things have changed since we were children. It seems like a lifetime ago. The old house is still standing, but it looks so different now. The garden is overgrown, and the windows are broken. I wish I could go back for just one day, to feel that sense of peace we once had. But time moves on, and we must move with it. I hope to see you soon, and feel that sense of connection we once shared. With best wishes for you and yours, I remain, as ever, Your sincere friend, John Doe
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State of New York Franklin County I Uriah S. Meeker clerk of the County of Franklin do hereby Certify That Jonathan Wallace Esquire before whom the above affi- davit was made is now and was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the peace residing in said County duly elected and sworn That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and truly believe his signature to the above Surat is genuine Given under my hand and the Seal of said County the 6th day of Augt. 1840 U. S. Meeker Clerk